Smiths News (SNWS)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

71.60p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.80p
  • 52 Week High: 77.60p
  • 52 Week Low: 47.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 247.66m
  • Volume: 368,781
  • Market Cap: £177.32m
  • RiskGrade: 190
  • Beta: 0.38

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
12-Dec-25 Buy Deborah Rabey 71.49p 13,866 £9,912.80
05-Dec-25 Sell Jonathan Bunting 69.24p 147,705 £102,270.94
05-Dec-25 Exercise of option Jonathan Bunting 0.000p 313,163 £0.00
28-Nov-25 Sell Jonathan Bunting 68.13p 442,530 £301,471.78
28-Nov-25 Exercise of option Jonathan Bunting 0.000p 938,253 £0.00

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
28-Nov-25 Sell Jonathan Bunting 68.13p 442,530 £301,471.78
05-Dec-25 Sell Jonathan Bunting 69.24p 147,705 £102,270.94
14-Nov-25 Buy Manju Malhotra 66.30p 30,006 £19,893.98
12-Dec-25 Buy Deborah Rabey 71.49p 13,866 £9,912.80
05-Dec-25 Exercise of option Jonathan Bunting 0.000p 313,163 £0.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Jonathan Bunting 2,983,299 £2,136,042
David Blackwood 249,926 £178,947
Deborah Rabey 34,529 £24,723

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Aberforth Partners LLP 42,612,667 £30,510,670
FORUM Family Office Value Fund (SICAV) 22,080,493 £15,809,633
M&G Plc 13,218,716 £9,464,601
FIL Limited 12,312,375 £8,815,660
Silchester International Investors Limited 12,307,204 £8,811,958
Prudential plc 12,288,122 £8,798,295
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 11,820,430 £8,463,428
Ausdrill International Pty Ltd 10,051,763 £7,197,062
Hargreave Hale Limited 9,403,735 £6,733,074
Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited 7,819,760 £5,598,948
Barclays Bank PLC 7,449,095 £5,333,552
Legal & General Group Plc 7,378,200 £5,282,791

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

Smiths News Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 71.60p
Change Today -0.80p
% Change -1.11 %
52 Week High 77.60p
52 Week Low 47.50p
Volume 368,781
Shares Issued 247.66m
Market Cap £177.32m
Beta 0.38
RiskGrade 190

Smiths News Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value Not Available
Price Trend
7.5% below the market average7.5% below the market average7.5% below the market average7.5% below the market average7.5% below the market average
16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average
Income Not Available
Growth Not Available

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 2
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Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Smiths News Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Special
Ex-Div 08-Jan-26 08-Jan-26
Paid 05-Feb-26 05-Feb-26
Amount 3.80p 3.00p

Trades for 20-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 19,574 @ 71.60p
16:35 145 @ 71.60p
16:35 1,171 @ 71.60p
16:35 2,545 @ 71.60p
16:35 393 @ 71.60p

Smiths News Key Personnel

CEO Jonathan Bunting
Chair David Blackwood
CFO Richard Clay

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